Hazing from Carleton College's past - students being thrown in the air, men in dresses, and of course, paddling.

While hazing was fairly common in the 19th century and 1st half of the 20th century, the practice at Carleton generally did not last beyond the 1960's.

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Bouncing Day, 1900, where freshmen men get tossed in into the air.

Hazing freshmen men by making them wear dresses, 1913.

Paddling male freshmen students as part of a hazing ritual, 1920.